A Fair Fraud — page 225: what you’re looking at

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214 A Fair Fraud ‘Yourself, he replied gently and gravely. ‘You have told me that you saw the man, and knew who he was—’ ‘You think it will be necessary for me, then?’ she asked, with considerable disturbance of mind. ‘No, I hope not. Only—if Hester fails—’ ‘I see. Yes. You may trust me.’ ‘That is my own brave girl!’ he whispered, and then he caught her hand, and gave it one swift and firm pressure. That was Edgar Naylor’s love-making, and Marion felt that she needed no better. ‘After all, he went on presently in his ordinary voice, ‘death makes a great differ- ence in the whole situation. At present Kenneth believes Bradford to have been Hester’s lover. I shall leave it to her to disabuse him of that idea, and when she tells him the truth they will have a good chance of mutual happiness,’ ElLOOO oO G' Q)